Senate Bill 249
Designating and marking the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 20, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 7, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 9, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 69
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 7, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate and mark the entire route of STH 80 as the “Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Highway."
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 7 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
34 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (34)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Binsfeld · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Johnson · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jun 2, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 7, 2023
The new law was published.
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Dec 7, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 69.
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Nov 30, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 9, 2023
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 8, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 7, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Jun 2, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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May 23, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 8, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 20, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 20, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Felzkowski, James, Nass, Spreitzer, Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, VanderMeer, C. Anderson, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Donovan, Duchow, Emerson, Goeben, Green, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Petryk, Rettinger, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Tranel, Wichgers and Zimmerman
- Apr 20, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- May 8, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 23, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 1, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 2, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jun 2, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 10, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 13, 2023 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 30, 2023 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 69
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Published 12-7-2023
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote